clancie518

welcome to the MFP family.. good luck in your journey..

I eat breakfast between 8-9am, lunch between 12-1pm and dinner I try not to eat later then 630pm... little snacks in between if i get hungry and plenty of water... good luck

sometimes they have menu's from the place your eating at online.. maybe you can pick before hand and check out the calories.. in my case, if they don't then I eat half of it...

ok.. so this is my thinking.... we want to lose weight. we have no self control( otherwise we wouldn't be on MFP). we have to eat to live and this is not a diet, its a life style change. they tell us that, but because we have always stopped dieting when we are at our goal or close to it and went right back up, right?..…

welcome to the MFP family... way to go on the 10 pounds so far.. this is a great place to find support and advice if needed... feel free to friend me

welcome to the MFP family.... I will be happy to add you... good luck on your journey... sometimes the last bit is the hardest...

yes!!! the second one looks much better and will fill you up too... but now I have a hankering for fish and pork chops... maybe tomorrow nights dinner....

thank you all for your input.. I want it to be as well as healthy.....

my heart goes out to your friend and her family. that is just awful and she is lucky to have you in her life.. with that being said.... Good for you for making you a priority!!!.. it's important and you will benefit from it as well as your family....

Welcome to the MFP family... it is a great place and I find it very helpful to keep me in check.. feel free to add me as a friend.. as far as keeping you on your toes... you will actually be doing that yourself, if you check in everyday , track your food, read some of the posts, etc... good luck on your journey and keep a…

two thumbs up for you!!!!

I wouldn't take him with me anymore...

WOOHOO!!!!... Good for you!!!!!. Give yourself a high five... you deserve it!!!!!!

I agree with Melissa, but what else might help as well is to just write down your feelings aside from your food journal feelings. I myself am not a workout junkie (although I wish i was) so replacing food with workouts would not help me, however, writing down how I feel did help me get through those times when all I wanted…

welcome to the MFP family... as my mom used to say. that will be a wonderful "DASH" in your life. (you know the dash in between the year of birth and year of death). You will look back on it and be proud at all" you " have done to make the changes to better your health and agility... Congratulations on the weight loss thus…

Now thats the way to do it!!!!.... excellent!!!... way to go!!!

maybe some kind of yoga pants / shorts will help (once they have healed)....

and are you drinking enough water????

"It's not easy being green"- Kermit the frog Ilove it (means so many different things)

I gave a quick look at your food diary and being as I'm no food/calorie expert this is what I think... maybe you need more fresh vegetables and less of the processed foods. I mean, are you going to eat those for the rest of your life (for lunch). I would be afraid that once I got to my goal and ate "normally" again (but…

Welcome to MFP... it's a great site and you will get lots of support. It's good that you are being realistic about your weight loss and know that it takes time. which tells me you are in it for the long hall... so GOOD LUCK and Happy Birthday (in 2 days)....

welcome to the MFP family.. it is a great site and you will get lots of support. I find if you just keep checking in and track your food, you will see results. It won't happen over night, so don't get discouraged. remember, the weight didn't just appear over night... good luck to you and feel free to add me as a friend...…

I didn't read everyones advice (being as they are to many), but remember you are doing this for you, and if you feel and see results, try not to let him get to you... explaining to him how you feel may help, but i find that men want you to solve problems (hence, him telling you how to do it) and women just listen (we just…

Welcome... it seems to help me.. I too just started and tracking the calories makes me accountable for what I put in my mouth. good luck to you..

thanks for the encouragement... it's people like you that make MFP such a great place... so thank you!!!

hi and welcome to MFP.. I am a mom of 7,( most grown), but I still have two teenagers at home. I teach at a preschool and with summer here, I too am trying to get my weight under control. I have 45 to 50 pounds to lose as well. I would be happy to share this journey with you...

welcome to the MFP family.. it's a great site.. I commend you for choosing to get healthier and teaching your daughter the healthier way of living. check in everyday and write in your "food tracking". you will surely meet your goal. feel free to add me as a friend :smile:

welcome... I find most people on MFP on are here to lose weight, but maintaining it is just as hard, if not harder at times. The people here are very supportive, so ask for help if you need it and stick with this site. I'm sure you will have great success.. good luck

welcome... good for you that you are choosing the healthier way to get your body in shape. It's a hard road to do it the healthy way, but it's worth it and your body will thank yourself later on in life.. feel free to add me.. :smile:

welcome!!!... this is a great site with very supportive people. good for you for taking steps to make "you" and your family healthier.. feel free to add me as a friend.